|
Title: NASA delays Artemis 1 launch again Post by: HCK on September 06, 2022, 04:05:03 pm NASA delays Artemis 1 launch again
<p>Following a failed attempt (https://www.engadget.com/how-to-watch-nasa-artemis-1-moon-launch-113048363.html) earlier this week, NASA has once again delayed the start of its Artemis 1 Moon mission. The agency was forced to scrub Saturday’s launch after staff at Kennedy Space Center failed to fix a persistent leak in a liquid hydrogen connection point on the agency's next-generation Space Launch System super heavy-lift rocket. </p><p>NASA detected the leak at 7:23AM ET and tried to troubleshoot the problem in a few different ways, but after three failed attempts ground crew recommended a "no go" for Saturday's launch attempt. Monday's attempt was cut short after one of the four on the SLS could not reach the appropriate temperature to send Artemis 1 into space. </p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><div id="a454fa6979414ed09d2ad673c76583dd"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The #Artemis (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Artemis?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) I mission to the Moon has been postponed. Teams attempted to fix an issue related to a leak in the hardware transferring fuel into the rocket, but were unsuccessful. Join NASA leaders later today for a news conference. Check for updates: https://t.co/6LVDrA1toy (https://t.co/6LVDrA1toy)pic.twitter.com/LgXnjCy40u (https://t.co/LgXnjCy40u)</p>— NASA (@NASA) September 3, 2022 (https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1566083321502830594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)</div><p>"The Artemis I mission to the Moon has been postponed. Teams attempted to fix an issue related to a leak in the hardware transferring fuel into the rocket, but were unsuccessful," NASA said on Twitter (https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1566083321502830594?s=20&t=y_ceO5PwEZa_sMuciIM5uw). </p><p>Provided NASA can fix the leak on Launch Pad 39B, the agency has one last window it can attempt a launch before a major delay becomes inevitable. If it can't fly by September 5th, NASA will need to roll the SLS back to the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building to conduct a test of the rocket's flight termination system. At that point, the earliest Artemis 1 could get underway would be September 19th, but an October launch would be more likely. </p> Source: NASA delays Artemis 1 launch again (https://www.engadget.com/nasa-scrubs-artemis-1-again-153016409.html?src=rss) |